Criminal Background Record Checks

All Walpole Public Schools Employees are required to complete a criminal background check, which includes CORI check and Fingerprinting, including but not limited to the following positions: substitutes, coaches, interns, student teachers, consultants, subcontractors and some volunteers.

There are two types of criminal record checks in Massachusetts: a name-based criminal record check and a fingerprint-supported criminal record check.

A name-based criminal record check (CORI) returns information on available Massachusetts arraignments. This type of criminal record check is done by submitting the name and date of birth for a person. That information is then searched against Massachusetts court records to determine if there is a possible record for that person. This type of criminal record check contains only Massachusetts information and is not fingerprint supported.

A fingerprint-supported criminal record check returns information on arrests made in Massachusetts and possibly in other states. This type of criminal record check is done by matching the fingerprints of a person against fingerprints collected by Massachusetts and other states.